Rate Limiting
Give Claude control over your rate limits. AI adjusts thresholds dynamically based on traffic patterns and threats.
Before
You
Our API is getting hammered. Can you increase the rate limits for our enterprise customers?
I can't adjust rate limits—no access to your rate limiting configuration or traffic data.
You'll need to update your nginx config or rate limiter settings manually.
After
You
Our API is getting hammered. Can you increase the rate limits for our enterprise customers?
Using shield.get_limits
shield.get_limits(tier: "enterprise")
Current Limits
Enterprise: 1000 req/min (78% utilized)
3 customers hitting limits regularly
Using shield.update_limit
shield.update_limit("enterprise", 2000)
Done. Enterprise limits increased to 2000 req/min. Applied immediately.
Available via MCP (Model Context Protocol)
shield.get_limits()
"What are our rate limits?"
shield.update_limit(tier, value)
"Increase enterprise limits"
shield.get_throttled()
"Who's hitting limits?"
shield.whitelist(ip)
"Allow unlimited for this IP"
We're building Shield as part of Phase 2. Follow along to get early access.